New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S7288: Relates to including environmental pollution mitigation within the authorized purposes of industrial development agencies
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Includes environmental pollution mitigation projects within the authorized purposes of industrial development agencies.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to permitting industrial development agencies to accept applications for consideration of financial incentives for projects which will include environmental pollution mitigation.
From the amended text, June 6, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to permitting industrial development agencies to accept applications for consideration of financial incentives for projects which will include environmental pollution mitigation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative Intent. The Legislature hereby finds that the purpose of industrial development agencies is to advance job opportunities, general prosperity, and the health and standard of living for the people of the State of New York. This Legislature recognizes that "the placement of polluting industries near low-income and majority-minority neighborhoods is a pattern repeated across the country" and that such structural racism leads to gross health disparities in the African-American and Hispanic communities, especially when it comes to respiratory illness. The prevalence of these illnesses in turn inhibits these communities from working to build wealth and achieve financial security and therefore sows long term economic hardship and perpetuates race-based income disparities. This Legislature holds that industrial development agencies' use of financial incentives should include implementing environmental pollution mitigation as it relates to any projects which would construct improvements, renovations, and/or purchase low or zero-emission vehicles to better protect the communities in which they operate against pollution and contamination. The necessity to incentivize environmental renovation and improvements in industrial facilities is …
Sponsors
- Siela Bynoe (D, 6) · primary sponsor
- Peter Harckham (D, 40)
- Brian Kavanagh (D, 27)
- Zellnor Myrie (D, 20)
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.500
- : REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7288A
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1155
Votes
- Senate Local Government Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (March 10, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Local Government Committee Vote (March 10, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Local Government Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 20, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Local Government Committee (May 20, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: General Municipal Law
Common questions
- What is S7288?
- S7288 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to including environmental pollution mitigation within the authorized purposes of industrial development agencies.
- What does S7288 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to permitting industrial development agencies to accept applications for consideration of financial incentives for projects which will include environmental pollution mitigation.
- What is the status of S7288?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S7288?
- Siela Bynoe (D, 6), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S7288?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7288
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